Updated by Dan on Sep 1, 2025

NFL Running Back Salaries by College

What colleges and conferences have the highest paid NFL players at Running Back?
How it works

Top Conferences

Conference#Salary
1.SEC29$91.3M
2.Big Ten26$57.9M
3.Big 1220$45.9M
4.ACC17$41.4M
5.AAC5$22.1M
6.MWC4$9.8M
7.FCS7$9.2M
8.C-USA1$6.8M
9.Independent1$6.3M
10.MAC3$4.8M
11.Sun Belt2$2.8M

Top Colleges

College#Salary
1.Alabama5$32.1M
2.Wisconsin4$23.1M
3.Georgia5$17.5M
4.Memphis3$14.8M
5.Oklahoma State4$14.4M
6.Iowa State3$14M
7.Tennessee3$12.3M
8.Boise State4$9.8M
9.Texas4$9.4M
10.North Carolina4$8.4M
11.Stanford1$8.4M
12.Penn State2$7.9M
13.Clemson2$7.3M
14.Oklahoma2$7.1M
15.UTEP1$6.8M
16.Pittsburgh1$6.5M
17.Notre Dame1$6.3M
18.Florida Atlantic1$6.3M
19.Western State College Colorado1$5M
20.Arizona State2$4.7M
21.Michigan State3$4.6M
22.Ohio State2$4.1M
23.South Carolina2$3.6M
24.Michigan3$3.3M
25.Toledo2$2.8M
26.Purdue2$2.6M
27.TCU2$2.6M
28.Auburn2$2.6M
29.Harvard1$2.5M
30.Georgia Tech1$2.3M
31.BYU2$2.2M
32.Iowa2$2.2M
33.Kentucky2$2.2M
34.Oregon2$2.1M
35.Rutgers2$2M
36.Maryland1$2M
37.Central Michigan1$2M
38.Syracuse2$1.9M
39.UCLA1$1.9M
40.Cincinnati1$1.8M
41.Louisiana-Lafayette1$1.8M
42.Texas A&M1$1.5M
43.Maine1$1.4M
44.Florida State1$1.4M
45.UCF1$1.3M
46.Florida1$1.3M
47.Boston College1$1.2M
48.Kutztown University1$1.2M
49.Louisville1$1.1M
50.Virginia Tech1$1.1M
51.Illinois1$1.1M
52.Utah1$1.1M
53.Sacred Heart1$1.1M
54.Southern California1$1.1M
55.North Dakota State1$1M
56.East Carolina1$1M
57.Youngstown State1$1M
58.Marshall1$1M
59.North Carolina State1$1M
60.Fort Valley State University1$1M
61.South Dakota State1$1M
62.New Hampshire1$998.8K
63.Missouri1$968.8K
64.Kansas State1$949.7K
65.Kansas1$902.8K
66.Texas Tech1$901.3K
67.SMU1$876.9K
68.Arizona1$866.4K
69.LSU1$845K

AAC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tony PollardMemphisTitansRB$8.5M
2.Devin SingletaryFlorida AtlanticGiantsRB$6.3M
3.Antonio GibsonMemphisPatriotsRB$4.5M
4.Kenneth GainwellMemphisSteelersRB$1.8M
5.Keaton MitchellEast CarolinaRavensRB$1M

ACC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Christian McCaffreyStanford49ersRB$8.4M
2.James ConnerPittsburghCardinalsRB$6.5M
3.Travis EtienneClemsonJaguarsRB$6.2M
4.Omarion HamptonNorth CarolinaRamsRB$3.2M
5.Javonte WilliamsNorth CarolinaCowboysRB$3M
6.Jordan MasonGeorgia TechVikingsRB$2.3M
7.Trey BensonFlorida StateCardinalsRB$1.4M
8.A.J. DillonBoston CollegeEaglesRB$1.2M
9.Ty ChandlerNorth CarolinaVikingsRB$1.2M
10.Will ShipleyClemsonEaglesRB$1.1M
11.Isaac GuerendoLouisville49ersRB$1.1M
12.Bhayshul TutenVirginia TechJaguarsRB$1.1M
13.Zonovan KnightNorth Carolina StateCardinalsRB$1M
14.Sean TuckerSyracuseBuccaneersRB$1M
15.British BrooksNorth CarolinaTexansRB$973.8K
16.Brashard SmithSMUChiefsRB$876.9K
17.LeQuint AllenSyracuseJaguarsRB$875.2K

Big 12

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.David MontgomeryIowa StateLionsRB$8.3M
2.Chuba HubbardOklahoma StatePanthersRB$5.8M
3.Jaylen WarrenOklahoma StateSteelersRB$5.3M
4.Breece HallIowa StateJetsRB$4.3M
5.Rachaad WhiteArizona StateBuccaneersRB$3.6M
6.Justice HillOklahoma StateRavensRB$2.4M
7.Jerome FordCincinnatiBrownsRB$1.8M
8.Kendre MillerTCUSaintsRB$1.5M
9.Kene NwangwuIowa StateJetsRB$1.4M
10.RJ HarveyUCFBroncosRB$1.3M
11.Tyler AllgeierBYUFalconsRB$1.2M
12.Cam SkatteboArizona StateGiantsRB$1.1M
13.Sione VakiUtahLionsRB$1.1M
14.Emari DemercadoTCUCardinalsRB$1M
15.Chris BrooksBYUPackersRB$1M
16.DJ GiddensKansas StateColtsRB$949.7K
17.Ollie Gordon IIOklahoma StateDolphinsRB$908.2K
18.Devin NealKansasSaintsRB$902.8K
19.Tahj BrooksTexas TechBengalsRB$901.3K
20.Jacory Croskey-MerrittArizonaCommandersRB$866.4K

Big Ten

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jonathan TaylorWisconsinColtsRB$15.4M
2.Saquon BarkleyPenn StateEaglesRB$6.7M
3.Alec IngoldWisconsinDolphinsFB$4.8M
4.Kenneth WalkerMichigan StateSeahawksRB$2.7M
5.JK DobbinsOhio StateBroncosRB$2.1M
6.TreVeyon HendersonOhio StatePatriotsRB$2M
7.Ty JohnsonMarylandBillsRB$2M
8.Zach CharbonnetUCLASeahawksRB$1.9M
9.Dare OgunbowaleWisconsinTexansRB$1.8M
10.Raheem MostertPurdueRaidersRB$1.6M
11.Blake CorumMichiganRamsRB$1.3M
12.Miles SandersPenn StateCowboysRB$1.2M
13.Kaleb JohnsonIowaSteelersRB$1.2M
14.Bucky IrvingOregonBuccaneersRB$1.1M
15.Isiah PachecoRutgersChiefsRB$1.1M
16.Chase BrownIllinoisBengalsRB$1.1M
17.Hassan HaskinsMichiganRamsRB$1.1M
18.Woody MarksSouthern CaliforniaTexansRB$1.1M
19.Braelon AllenWisconsinJetsRB$1.1M
20.Ben VanSumerenMichigan StateEaglesFB$1.1M
21.Tyler GoodsonIowaColtsRB$1M
22.Tyrone TracyPurdueGiantsRB$1M
23.Jordan JamesOregon49ersRB$949.9K
24.Kalel MullingsMichiganTitansRB$899.6K
25.Kyle MonangaiRutgersBearsRB$875.9K
26.Nate CarterMichigan StateFalconsRB$849.3K

C-USA

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Aaron JonesUTEPVikingsRB$6.8M

FCS

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kyle JuszczykHarvard49ersFB$2.5M
2.Patrick RicardMaineRavensFB$1.4M
3.Julius ChestnutSacred HeartTitansRB$1.1M
4.Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota StateCowboysFB$1M
5.Jaleel McLaughlinYoungstown StateBroncosRB$1M
6.Isaiah DavisSouth Dakota StateJetsRB$1M
7.Dylan LaubeNew HampshireRaidersRB$998.8K

Independent

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kyren WilliamsNotre DameRamsRB$6.3M

MAC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Nick BelloreCentral MichiganCommandersFB$2M
2.Kareem HuntToledoChiefsRB$1.5M
3.Reggie GilliamToledoBillsFB$1.3M

MWC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ashton JeantyBoise StateRaidersRB$6.5M
2.Jeremy McNicholsBoise StateCommandersRB$1.2M
3.Scott MatlockBoise StateRamsFB$1.1M
4.George HolaniBoise StateSeahawksRB$960K

SEC

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Josh JacobsAlabamaPackersRB$11.3M
2.Alvin KamaraTennesseeSaintsRB$10.1M
3.D'Andre SwiftGeorgiaBearsRB$9.3M
4.Derrick HenryAlabamaRavensRB$8.5M
5.Bijan RobinsonTexasFalconsRB$6M
6.Rhamondre StevensonOklahomaPatriotsRB$5.5M
7.Najee HarrisAlabamaRamsRB$5.3M
8.Jahmyr GibbsAlabamaLionsRB$4.9M
9.James CookGeorgiaBillsRB$3.5M
10.Rico DowdleSouth CarolinaPanthersRB$2.7M
11.Nick ChubbGeorgiaTexansRB$2.3M
12.Brian RobinsonAlabama49ersRB$2.2M
13.Samaje PerineOklahomaBengalsRB$1.6M
14.Devon AchaneTexas A&MDolphinsRB$1.5M
15.Tank BigsbyAuburnJaguarsRB$1.5M
16.Dameon PierceFloridaTexansRB$1.3M
17.Zamir WhiteGeorgiaRaidersRB$1.3M
18.Roschon JohnsonTexasBearsRB$1.2M
19.Andrew BeckTexasJetsFB$1.2M
20.Jaylen WrightTennesseeDolphinsRB$1.2M
21.Ray DavisKentuckyBillsRB$1.1M
22.Trevor EtienneGeorgiaPanthersRB$1.1M
23.Jarquez HunterAuburnRamsRB$1.1M
24.Dylan SampsonTennesseeBrownsRB$1.1M
25.Chris Rodriguez Jr.KentuckyCommandersRB$1M
26.Tyler BadieMissouriBroncosRB$968.8K
27.Jaydon BlueTexasCowboysRB$951.1K
28.Josh WilliamsLSUBuccaneersRB$845K
29.Raheim SandersSouth CarolinaBrownsRB$840K

Sun Belt

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Elijah MitchellLouisiana-LafayetteChiefsRB$1.8M
2.Rasheen AliMarshallRavensRB$1M

Alabama

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Josh JacobsAlabamaPackersRB$11.3M
2.Derrick HenryAlabamaRavensRB$8.5M
3.Najee HarrisAlabamaRamsRB$5.3M
4.Jahmyr GibbsAlabamaLionsRB$4.9M
5.Brian RobinsonAlabama49ersRB$2.2M

Arizona

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jacory Croskey-MerrittArizonaCommandersRB$866.4K

Arizona State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Rachaad WhiteArizona StateBuccaneersRB$3.6M
2.Cam SkatteboArizona StateGiantsRB$1.1M

Auburn

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tank BigsbyAuburnJaguarsRB$1.5M
2.Jarquez HunterAuburnRamsRB$1.1M

BYU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tyler AllgeierBYUFalconsRB$1.2M
2.Chris BrooksBYUPackersRB$1M

Boise State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ashton JeantyBoise StateRaidersRB$6.5M
2.Jeremy McNicholsBoise StateCommandersRB$1.2M
3.Scott MatlockBoise StateRamsFB$1.1M
4.George HolaniBoise StateSeahawksRB$960K

Boston College

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.A.J. DillonBoston CollegeEaglesRB$1.2M

Central Michigan

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Nick BelloreCentral MichiganCommandersFB$2M

Cincinnati

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jerome FordCincinnatiBrownsRB$1.8M

Clemson

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Travis EtienneClemsonJaguarsRB$6.2M
2.Will ShipleyClemsonEaglesRB$1.1M

East Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Keaton MitchellEast CarolinaRavensRB$1M

Florida

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Dameon PierceFloridaTexansRB$1.3M

Florida Atlantic

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Devin SingletaryFlorida AtlanticGiantsRB$6.3M

Florida State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Trey BensonFlorida StateCardinalsRB$1.4M

Fort Valley State University

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Emanuel WilsonFort Valley State UniversityPackersRB$1M

Georgia

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.D'Andre SwiftGeorgiaBearsRB$9.3M
2.James CookGeorgiaBillsRB$3.5M
3.Nick ChubbGeorgiaTexansRB$2.3M
4.Zamir WhiteGeorgiaRaidersRB$1.3M
5.Trevor EtienneGeorgiaPanthersRB$1.1M

Georgia Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jordan MasonGeorgia TechVikingsRB$2.3M

Harvard

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kyle JuszczykHarvard49ersFB$2.5M

Illinois

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Chase BrownIllinoisBengalsRB$1.1M

Iowa

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kaleb JohnsonIowaSteelersRB$1.2M
2.Tyler GoodsonIowaColtsRB$1M

Iowa State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.David MontgomeryIowa StateLionsRB$8.3M
2.Breece HallIowa StateJetsRB$4.3M
3.Kene NwangwuIowa StateJetsRB$1.4M

Kansas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Devin NealKansasSaintsRB$902.8K

Kansas State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.DJ GiddensKansas StateColtsRB$949.7K

Kentucky

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ray DavisKentuckyBillsRB$1.1M
2.Chris Rodriguez Jr.KentuckyCommandersRB$1M

Kutztown University

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Craig ReynoldsKutztown UniversityLionsRB$1.2M

LSU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Josh WilliamsLSUBuccaneersRB$845K

Louisiana-Lafayette

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Elijah MitchellLouisiana-LafayetteChiefsRB$1.8M

Louisville

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Isaac GuerendoLouisville49ersRB$1.1M

Maine

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Patrick RicardMaineRavensFB$1.4M

Marshall

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Rasheen AliMarshallRavensRB$1M

Maryland

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Ty JohnsonMarylandBillsRB$2M

Memphis

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tony PollardMemphisTitansRB$8.5M
2.Antonio GibsonMemphisPatriotsRB$4.5M
3.Kenneth GainwellMemphisSteelersRB$1.8M

Michigan

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Blake CorumMichiganRamsRB$1.3M
2.Hassan HaskinsMichiganRamsRB$1.1M
3.Kalel MullingsMichiganTitansRB$899.6K

Michigan State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kenneth WalkerMichigan StateSeahawksRB$2.7M
2.Ben VanSumerenMichigan StateEaglesFB$1.1M
3.Nate CarterMichigan StateFalconsRB$849.3K

Missouri

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tyler BadieMissouriBroncosRB$968.8K

New Hampshire

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Dylan LaubeNew HampshireRaidersRB$998.8K

North Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Omarion HamptonNorth CarolinaRamsRB$3.2M
2.Javonte WilliamsNorth CarolinaCowboysRB$3M
3.Ty ChandlerNorth CarolinaVikingsRB$1.2M
4.British BrooksNorth CarolinaTexansRB$973.8K

North Carolina State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Zonovan KnightNorth Carolina StateCardinalsRB$1M

North Dakota State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota StateCowboysFB$1M

Notre Dame

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kyren WilliamsNotre DameRamsRB$6.3M

Ohio State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.JK DobbinsOhio StateBroncosRB$2.1M
2.TreVeyon HendersonOhio StatePatriotsRB$2M

Oklahoma

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Rhamondre StevensonOklahomaPatriotsRB$5.5M
2.Samaje PerineOklahomaBengalsRB$1.6M

Oklahoma State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Chuba HubbardOklahoma StatePanthersRB$5.8M
2.Jaylen WarrenOklahoma StateSteelersRB$5.3M
3.Justice HillOklahoma StateRavensRB$2.4M
4.Ollie Gordon IIOklahoma StateDolphinsRB$908.2K

Oregon

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Bucky IrvingOregonBuccaneersRB$1.1M
2.Jordan JamesOregon49ersRB$949.9K

Penn State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Saquon BarkleyPenn StateEaglesRB$6.7M
2.Miles SandersPenn StateCowboysRB$1.2M

Pittsburgh

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.James ConnerPittsburghCardinalsRB$6.5M

Purdue

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Raheem MostertPurdueRaidersRB$1.6M
2.Tyrone TracyPurdueGiantsRB$1M

Rutgers

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Isiah PachecoRutgersChiefsRB$1.1M
2.Kyle MonangaiRutgersBearsRB$875.9K

SMU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Brashard SmithSMUChiefsRB$876.9K

Sacred Heart

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Julius ChestnutSacred HeartTitansRB$1.1M

South Carolina

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Rico DowdleSouth CarolinaPanthersRB$2.7M
2.Raheim SandersSouth CarolinaBrownsRB$840K

South Dakota State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Isaiah DavisSouth Dakota StateJetsRB$1M

Southern California

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Woody MarksSouthern CaliforniaTexansRB$1.1M

Stanford

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Christian McCaffreyStanford49ersRB$8.4M

Syracuse

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Sean TuckerSyracuseBuccaneersRB$1M
2.LeQuint AllenSyracuseJaguarsRB$875.2K

TCU

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kendre MillerTCUSaintsRB$1.5M
2.Emari DemercadoTCUCardinalsRB$1M

Tennessee

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Alvin KamaraTennesseeSaintsRB$10.1M
2.Jaylen WrightTennesseeDolphinsRB$1.2M
3.Dylan SampsonTennesseeBrownsRB$1.1M

Texas

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Bijan RobinsonTexasFalconsRB$6M
2.Roschon JohnsonTexasBearsRB$1.2M
3.Andrew BeckTexasJetsFB$1.2M
4.Jaydon BlueTexasCowboysRB$951.1K

Texas A&M

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Devon AchaneTexas A&MDolphinsRB$1.5M

Texas Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Tahj BrooksTexas TechBengalsRB$901.3K

Toledo

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Kareem HuntToledoChiefsRB$1.5M
2.Reggie GilliamToledoBillsFB$1.3M

UCF

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.RJ HarveyUCFBroncosRB$1.3M

UCLA

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Zach CharbonnetUCLASeahawksRB$1.9M

UTEP

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Aaron JonesUTEPVikingsRB$6.8M

Utah

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Sione VakiUtahLionsRB$1.1M

Virginia Tech

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Bhayshul TutenVirginia TechJaguarsRB$1.1M

Western State College Colorado

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Austin EkelerWestern State College ColoradoCommandersRB$5M

Wisconsin

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jonathan TaylorWisconsinColtsRB$15.4M
2.Alec IngoldWisconsinDolphinsFB$4.8M
3.Dare OgunbowaleWisconsinTexansRB$1.8M
4.Braelon AllenWisconsinJetsRB$1.1M

Youngstown State

NameCollegeNFLPosSalary
1.Jaleel McLaughlinYoungstown StateBroncosRB$1M